There will be two official watch parties for tonight’s game. The first at The Plaza Courtyard (not Wall Street Plaza) at 155 S. Orange Ave. in downtown Orlando and another at the Orlando Magic Fan Zone at Waterford Lakes Town Center at 413 N. Alafaya Trail in Orlando.

The Plaza party will have a large projection screen and music from DJ D Strong and 102 Jamz. Anheuser-Busch will be on site with drink specials.

Waterford Lakes will also have projection screen showing the game with music from Power 95.3 FM and a pop-a-shot basketball game. The Magic dancers will be at both locations during the game along with the AirTran flight crew and there will be giveaways. The activities will start at 8 p.m. with tip-off at 8:30 p.m.

Join the Memorial Day parties at sister clubs Vixen and Vintage this Sunday starting at 3 p.m in downtown Orlando. Best of all it’s free and you get to see 17 DJs, including: Left/Right, Curtis B, Dustin Hulton, Farace, reFaze, Shaykee, Jimmy Joslin, Adam Flurk, Bandar, Casper, Matrix, Irish Mike, Tooltime, Wookee, Ozjam, The Sweet Science and Sean Fee.Vixen is at 118 S. Orange Ave. and Vintage is right next door at 114 S. Orange Ave.; go to memorial2010.com for information.

Pre-party at P-House

Parliament House also will be hosting a Memorial Day Party on Sunday, if you just can’t wait for the Gay Days festivities to begin. Jessica Wild and JuJuBee from <runtime:topic id=”PLGEO100104100000000″>Puerto Rico</runtime:topic> will be performing three shows and there will be a free barbecue from 6-9 p.m. There is no cover for this party either.

Weekend White Party

Dragon Room wants you to wear white this weekend during the White Party at the Dragon Room on Saturday night. There will be an open bar from 10-11 p.m. and there will be giveaways and prizes all night. Dragon Room is at 25 W. Church Street in downtown Orlando. Call 407-843-8600.

Wall Street Plaza (different from The Plaza where the Downtown Pour is taking place) will have the pool set up once again for its monthly “Summer Splash” event. Rain cut this short last month, but while it lasted it looked like every one had a pretty good time. The outdoor pool party will feature live music by Awestruck, James Boyd Band and Megaphone and will be hosted by MC Johnny Shine.

Sipping unlimited samples of wine isn’t a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon. So try it for yourself at this year’s Downtown Pour. Now in its sixth year, the wine festival will be taking place at a new location at The Plaza (not to be mistaken with Wall Street Plaza – two different places everyone) on Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando. Besides more than 200 wines, there will also be microbrews, imported beers and food samples. Giveaways and prizes also will take place during the four-hour event, but make sure to get there early, since lines tend to get long and the spirits are cut off an hour before the end of the festival.

When I had last stopped by they were only open a week, but still I enjoyed the funky little beer and wine haven inside the antique furniture shop. The owner, John Washburn, was still in the process of finishing touches at that point, including the construction of an outside beer garden.

Well it looks like they’re ready for the public now. Tomorrow night they’ll be celebrating their grand opening from 6-9 p.m. with live entertainment and complimentary select wines and beers.

This is one of the coolest settings for a bar I’ve seen in a while, with a great beer and wine selection. Definitely check it out.

Tastings, offers the same Enomatic machines dispensing wine, except there is no card fee and their “full glass” is six-ounces versus The Wine Room’s five-ounces which I like. The dress code is a bit more casual than you’ll find at The Wine Room as well. I’ve worn flip-flops in there once and no one batted an eye.

What I didn’t get to experience at The Wine Room is one of my favorite features at Tastings, their outside seating. Since Tastings is located on the second floor of the Dynetech Centre at 111 N. Magnolia Avenue they have fantastic balcony seating that catches a wonderful breeze and best of all is dog-friendly for my pooch-loving readers. Since the inside space is smaller than The Wine Room, this balcony adds a lot of seating.

On Thursday through Sunday there is live entertainment, and Monday – Wednesdays there is a great flatbread and bottle of wine special for $20. They also do $3 select wines from 5 – 7 p.m. Monday – Friday.

If Park Avenue is a bit too snooty for your taste or you live in downtown Orlando, this is fantastic option if you like what The Wine Room has to offer. I definitely suggest you check it out.

I’ve never been to the place but OakWood Smokehouse & Grill has a great deal going on for the month of May. They have proclaimed it “Free Beer Month” and are offering one free draft beer with the purchase of an entree.